I woke with a wet nose in
my armpit shortly after midnight last night. I thought it sweet that
my dog had crept up the stairs. I *should* have taken him back
to his basket. I *could* have done so at any time during the
night. Instead I lay awake whilst he was restlessly snoring and
fidgetting all night long. When he wasn't snoring he was growling and
whimpering in his dreams.
He'll sleep downstairs
tonight.
I got up shortly after
5.30am and left the bed to him. I watched an episode of "Big
Bang Theory" over brekkie then "Toddlers and Tiaras"
before checking out the Internet. Overnight Patrick Macnee had died.
Famous for having played "John Steed" in "The
Avengers" he was the archetypal Englishman. I was therefore
rather surprised to find he'd died in his home in California of all
places.
I set off for the early
shift hoping that the roads would be not so congested as they were
yesterday. As the news crackled so my piss boiled. It has been
suggested that a struggling NHS might start storing
sperm samples from the entire male population because older men
are more likely to have various inheritable diseases. As if there
aren't enough demands on the NHS already.
The Prime Minister is
said to be delighted with the
outcome of his talks with the other European leaders yesterday.
An odd attitude bearing in mind that the European Council President
Donald Tusk has said that there will effectively be no changes made
to the entire European set-up.
Once at work I did more
than I had planned to. That seems to be becoming a regular
occurrence. Over lunch I checked my emails. Regular readers of this
drivel may recall I ordered a nice pair of leather insoles for my new
shoes a couple of weeks ago and that I received cheapo plastic
rubbish instead. the seller didn't reply to my emails so I squealed
to eBay's complaints department.
The honchos at eBay have
reviewed my whinging emails of complaint and have given me a full
refund. It's only a fiver, but it's little victories like this that
restore my faith in eBay. I've now effectively got a pair of insoles
for free. It is a shame that they are cheapo plastic rubbish insoles,
but you can't have everything.
I then left some negative
feedback for the seller. I could have been nastier, but I told it
like it was - wrong item sent - no response from seller - refund
obtained via eBay complaints department.
I wonder if that will
prompt a response from the seller. I have had instances in the past
where the seller won't respond to any communication but is distraught
to get negative feedback.
With my bit done I set
off to McDonalds before astro clubbing. Both Jimbo and "er
indoors TM" had better things to be doing
this evening, but had time for a quick bite to eat. Whatever you are
doing, a bellyful of McScoff is always a good start.
And so off to astro club.
I didn't get along to the last meeting. I somehow doubt my being
there would have prevented the complaints I heard (and received)
about that last meeting. I can't pretend my heart was in it as I went
along tonight. Attendance was down on the usual turn-out; there was
just over thirty people along tonight. I found that disappointingly
low.
Mind you the space-news
was interesting and Anita gave a really positive short presentation
on the role of women in current astronomy and science and society in
general. I learned a lot from the "what's current in the sky
section" and after I hawked the raffle I settled down for
what I had hoped would be a rather interesting presentation on how
models of cosmography have changed over the years.
Don't get me wrong; it
was a good talk presented with enthusiasm but (on reflection)
it wasn't really very different from simular talks I heard at
Hastings Grammar School's astronomy club in the mid 1970s.
There were some new
people at the club tonight. One had a rather interesting chest.... I
hope she comes again...
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